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| Paul and his new Bandana |
30th June 2009
We got the bus into Oxford and did some shopping, bought some bandanas because we thought they looked cool, a dressing gown for me and jeans for us both. After wandering around Oxford for some time we got the bus back to the campsite and sat outside, relaxing in the sun.
29th June 2009
We arrived at the Caravan & Camping Club site on Abingdon Road, Oxford, which is well situated for Oxford town, only a mile away. There is also a Park & Ride next to the campsite so I think we’ll stay here for a few days. The site itself is not bad and the showers are quite clean and functional. We don't think their sites are as good as Caravan Club sites though.
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| Caravan & Camping Club site Oxford |
28th June 2009
Sandy came and picked us up about 11:00 and we went back to theirs for lunch. Sandy and I went off to Tesco and bought some food things, I got some Slimfast as I want to lose some weight, yes, yet another diet. We also got the ingredients to make Paul his favourite dessert, waffles and toffee bananas. No, he's not on another diet obviously.
We had a lovely roast lunch followed by a stodgy pudding, Sandy always lays on a fantastic meal- I then got my Tarot cards down from their loft and then Sandy and I played Jacks. She took us back to the campsite about 17:30. We watched TV and went to bed. Tomorrow we’re heading for Oxford.
We had a lovely roast lunch followed by a stodgy pudding, Sandy always lays on a fantastic meal- I then got my Tarot cards down from their loft and then Sandy and I played Jacks. She took us back to the campsite about 17:30. We watched TV and went to bed. Tomorrow we’re heading for Oxford.
27th June 2009
Tina: Sandy drove us all to Port Solent and we had lunch in Weatherspoons on the marina there. My tummy is a mess after the curry last night, must get back to healthy eating again. We walked around the shops and noticed that Fenwick's the furniture store has closed down due to the recession, and we walked around the marina and admired the boats. Sandy then took us back to the campsite as they were going out to a War of The Worlds concert in the evening. We watched TV and I played AC and then went to bed.
26th June 2009
We left Normanhurst and drove up to Bognor Regis. On the way we stopped at a Caravan Sales site near Washington on the A24 as we had toyed with the idea of swapping the van for a caravan and thought we would see what they would cost and how much we would get for our motor home. The sales guy had a good look at the van and we saw a couple of caravans that would have been suitable. He said he would call us with a figure. Tina and I talked and decided that as we’d spent so much personalising the van, we probably didn't want to swap it, which was just as well as the salesman never bothered to phone us back. We won't go there again!
We arrived at the Bognor site and Tony came to collect us. We got back to their house and sat in the garden chatting until Sandy got in from work. We decided to order an Indian takeaway as we hadn't had anything like that since we were in Portugal. We gave them their presents, which they loved.
We arrived at the Bognor site and Tony came to collect us. We got back to their house and sat in the garden chatting until Sandy got in from work. We decided to order an Indian takeaway as we hadn't had anything like that since we were in Portugal. We gave them their presents, which they loved.
25th June 2009
We got to Johns Cross about 09:30 and after going through the details of what needed doing, they got someone to drop us into Battle which is the nearest town. I saw a hairdresser and went in to see if they had time to do my roots and surprisingly they had someone available right away. So Paul went off to have a cooked breakfast. My hair cost £40 which was slightly better than the £120 that Sarah Alexander in Reigate were going to charge me. I was going to ask Sandy to help me put on a box colour, but now it's all done.
We stopped at M & S at Hedge End yesterday on the way down and I got something for Sandy's birthday. One of the things was priced at £12 but when I got to the till they said it was £15! After some discussion they let me have it for £12. We then went to Sainsbury's next door and bought some food. I then decided I would like one of the jewellery things I'd bought for Sandy but when we went back in to M & S they had marked them all up at £15 so I didn't bother.
After having my hair done I bought a sandwich as I was hungry and Paul had already eaten, and we phoned Johns Cross and asked someone to come and pick us up, they told us to call them when we’d had enough of shopping.
Paul: One of the things we’d asked Swift to do was to replace our SatNav as it didn't have the maps of Spain and Portugal and some other countries were also missing. One of the Johns Cross mechanics tried to load down a disc with the additional maps on but it failed and deleted all the maps we already had oops! The mechanic was a young lad and he was really embarrassed so he went and got another complete SatNav unit from a new van and swapped it over. It was an upgraded version so we were more than happy. I now had the whole of Western Europe on one device. I slipped the lad a fiver and he was chuffed.
We stopped at M & S at Hedge End yesterday on the way down and I got something for Sandy's birthday. One of the things was priced at £12 but when I got to the till they said it was £15! After some discussion they let me have it for £12. We then went to Sainsbury's next door and bought some food. I then decided I would like one of the jewellery things I'd bought for Sandy but when we went back in to M & S they had marked them all up at £15 so I didn't bother.
After having my hair done I bought a sandwich as I was hungry and Paul had already eaten, and we phoned Johns Cross and asked someone to come and pick us up, they told us to call them when we’d had enough of shopping.
Paul: One of the things we’d asked Swift to do was to replace our SatNav as it didn't have the maps of Spain and Portugal and some other countries were also missing. One of the Johns Cross mechanics tried to load down a disc with the additional maps on but it failed and deleted all the maps we already had oops! The mechanic was a young lad and he was really embarrassed so he went and got another complete SatNav unit from a new van and swapped it over. It was an upgraded version so we were more than happy. I now had the whole of Western Europe on one device. I slipped the lad a fiver and he was chuffed.
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| Fixing the SatNav at Johns Cross |
Johns Cross fixed all the outstanding problems, the main one being the rear mudguard, so we were very happy with the way they sorted things out for us and we were back to a pristine van again.
We then drove to a Homebase as Tina wanted a lay on type sun lounger but they didn't have any, why does nobody seem to stock sun loungers? We returned to the campsite and spent some time putting things away and tidying the van and then spent the rest of the afternoon sitting in the sun. We'll have dinner in a bit and watch TV, bed early and then up tomorrow to go to Sandy & Tony's in Littlehampton. We've booked the Bognor Campsite again.
24th June 2009
We left Charmouth and had a long drive up to East Sussex to Normanhurst Court, a Caravan Club site on what was originally the formal gardens of a stately house. We’re going to stay here as it's the closest site to Johns Cross, the Swift dealer who’ve agreed to fix the things that need doing on the van. They did say we could stay in their yard, but we prefer to stay on a campsite nearby. We dropped in to their workshop before going to the campsite, they had a quick look at the problems and told us to arrive tomorrow morning about 09:30 and they’d try and get all the work done in one day.
We then drove on to the campsite. It must have been beautiful in May as there are loads of Rhododendrons everywhere and also loads of rabbits. The pitches are really big, but the showers aren't as good as some club sites. We didn't arrive until 17:30 and had to choose our pitch before 18:00 because all vehicles have to stop moving on the site then. As it's such a big site, and the road is a one way system, we had to walk around and find a suitable pitch. Paul likes to find a spot away from the trees so we can get a TV or satellite signal for the TV.
We found our pitch and set up, had dinner and watched TV. I had played AC this morning so no need to tonight and we turned in early. My shoulder and arm are really hurting today and it's made me grumpy. I've taken pain killers but they just don't seem to do anything. I must go and see a doctor or go to the hospital or something as this is driving me mad.
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| Normanhurst Court Campsite Kent |
We found our pitch and set up, had dinner and watched TV. I had played AC this morning so no need to tonight and we turned in early. My shoulder and arm are really hurting today and it's made me grumpy. I've taken pain killers but they just don't seem to do anything. I must go and see a doctor or go to the hospital or something as this is driving me mad.
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